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Thinking of trying out Linux...

Not exactly scientific, but my Asus P3V4X was probably the most stable mobo I've ever owned (I gave it to my brother a year ago after I ran it for a couple of years; also built a machine for my mom with the same model) and it was VIA-based. The machine I'm typing this from is also a VIA-based...
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- Post #24
- Dec 17, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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deleting a linux kernel

And, as always, make a backup of your lilo.conf file (or any file) before you modify it. As an aside, Cain, I'm glad to see you were able to get your knoppix hdinstall working; was it the swap partition size problem I mentioned or something else that fixed your problem?
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- Post #12
- Dec 17, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Thinking of trying out Linux...

Before you go out and buy a mobo, check the hardware compatibility listings for Mandrake, or if you're going to use another distro try Here. Not everything that's supported is on the lists, but they're pretty thorough. I've had good luck with Mandrake and noobs, so I would recommend it for...
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- Post #16
- Dec 17, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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knoppix 3.7 HD-install?

I ran into a problem like that with a hd-install of Knoppix a while back...it wouldn't let me install if the swap partition was over a certain size (I think it was at about 1 gig).
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- Post #10
- Dec 15, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Microsoft Security Bulletin for - get this - Wordpad

Well, honestly, who isn't a bit jealous of Bill's bling-bling? ;)
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- Post #13
- Dec 15, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Microsoft Security Bulletin for - get this - Wordpad

Actually, it DOES say remote code execution (see the "impact of vulnerability" field) Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-041 Vulnerability in WordPad Could Allow Code Execution (885836) Issued: December 14, 2004 Version: 1.0 Summary Who should read this document...
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- Post #7
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Microsoft Security Bulletin for - get this - Wordpad

Hey, don't spoil my fun :P
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- Post #3
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Microsoft Security Bulletin for - get this - Wordpad

Just helped out a coworker with his home machine, and the new update caught my eye...my first reaction was "how bad can it be...it's frigging Wordpad!" Turns out that the update is for a remote code execution vulnerability in Wordpad. WORDPAD!! Oh, well. Install the update and move on, I...
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- Thread
- Dec 14, 2004
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Operating Systems
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The best Operating System for you!

hmmmmmmmmmm...slackware
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- Post #14
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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windows good yes or no poll!

I thought SGI beat DEC to it by about 6 months with their R4000 (although the OS was still 32 bit), but it was close. Could be wrong, just seem to remember...
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- Post #20
- Dec 8, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What's the longest you've gone on a machine w/out reinstalling the OS?

I've got an old machine running Debian stable that I've been using as a DNS and DHCP server (used to use it as a login authentication server and file server until the client's environment grew beyond what the poor thing could handle) that's been around for about three and a half years. Come to...
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- Post #10
- Nov 4, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Has anyone here taken the linux+ certification exam?

Anyone know anything about it (depth of knowledge needed, whether it is a useful and reputable cert, etc.)?
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- Post #2
- Nov 3, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Has anyone here taken the linux+ certification exam?

Just curious whether anyone has taken it, and if so, what did you think? I'm considering getting the cert for a little extra resume padding.
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- Nov 3, 2004
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Operating Systems
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fedora vs mandrake

Of course, with urpmi (and Easy URPMI ), you don't really need yum and apt for Mandrake. Mandrake's control center seems to be more "all encompassing" than Fedora's tools, as well. Really the choice for a lot of users seems to come down to whether they prefer Gnome or KDE. Fedora is pretty...
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- Post #6
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Just got my SuSE 9.2 Pro box!

I live in RDU in North Carolina in the US. I wasn't expecting it this early either.
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- Post #8
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems

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